banausic
[ buh-naw-sik, -zik ]
/ bəˈnɔ sɪk, -zɪk /
adjective
serving utilitarian purposes only; mechanical; practical: architecture that was more banausic than inspired.
Nearby words
banana split, bananaland, bananas, banaras, banat, banausic, banbridge, banbury, banbury cake, banbury tart, banc
Origin of banausic
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Examples from the Web for banausic
The burghers began to tune the melodies of a new music: a banausic artisan song.
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British Dictionary definitions for banausic
banausic
/ (bəˈnɔːsɪk) /
adjective
merely mechanical; materialistic; utilitarian
Word Origin for banausic
C19: from Greek banausikos for mechanics, from baunos forge
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